Installing Compact-Wireless patched on Ubuntu Lucid

New package already patched for Ubuntu Lucid:

(for drivers rtl8187, zd1211rw, iwl3945, ath5k, rt73usb, partially injection for rt2800usb)
(include the patch to fix the problem in Airodump-ng --> "mon0 fixed channel: -1")

http://jano.homelinux.net/wardriving/driver-patch/compat-wireless-aircrack-lucid-patched.tar.bz2

Here are the tests: http://forum.aircrack-ng.org/index.php?topic=5755.msg39141#msg39141

Code:

sudo rmmod rtl8187 zd1211rw mac80211 cfg80211

sudo mkdir /usr/src/drivers
cd /usr/src/drivers

sudo wget http://ubuntuone.com/p/ewj/.tar.bz2 

sudo tar jxvf compat-wireless-aircrack-lucid-patched.tar.bz2

cd compat-wireless-aircrack-lucid-patched

sudo make
sudo make install
sudo make unload

- At this point, to use the driver RTL8187 with [b]ALFA- AWUS036H, load the appropriate module with this command:

sudo modprobe rtl8187

- While, for use of the new ALFA- AWUS050NH, load driver RT2800usb:

sudo modprobe rt2800usb

How To Import Winamp Equalizer Preset Into Linux Audio Players Like Audacious, XMMS, etc

Linux users always miss out on one feature that their Windows counterparts enjoy while listening to music. Most of the time, while listening to music using music players like Audacious, BMP, XMMS, etc in Linux, users misses out the equalizer presets that is present in most of the Windows music players like of Winamp, iTunes, Windows Media Player, etc.

For any die-hard music-aficionado who loves to listen to music and cannot compromise with quality, can never forgive a player that doesn’t comes with an equalizer preset. If you are a music lover who don’t likes to compromise with music and likes to have equalizer presets for fine tuning his music, there’s a simple trick to import the Winamp equalizer presets into your Audacious, BMP, XMMS, etc Linux music players.

Simply follow the steps below:

Run the following commands one by one in your terminal and you will have the equalizer presets of Winamp in your favorite Linux music player.

Step 1: Download the Winamp equalizer presets using the following command in your terminal:

wget http://www.beastwithin.org/users/wwwwolf/code/xmms/winamp_presets.gz

Step 2: Import the downloaded Winamp equalizer presets into Audacious, BMP, and XMMS respectively using the commands as follows:

gunzip -c winamp_presets.gz > ~/.config/audacious/eq.preset
gunzip -c winamp_presets.gz > ~/.bmp/eq.preset
gunzip -c winamp_presets.gz > ~/.xmms/eq.preset

In case you don’t need all of them or haven’t installed any of the above mentioned player then you don’t have to run the command for that player. For example, if you don’t have BMP installed in your machine, then you don’t have to execute the command gunzip -c winamp_presets.gz > ~/.bmp/eq.preset into your terminal.

Install Jdownloader in Ubuntu 10.10/10.04/9.10 using Ubuntu PPA

JDownloader is open source platform independent and written completely in Java. It simplifies downloading files from One-Click-Hosters like Rapidshare.com or Megaupload.com - not only for users with a premium account but also for users who don’t pay. It offers downloading in multiple paralell streams, captcha recognition, automatical file extraction and much more. Of course, JDownloader is absolutely free of charge. Additionally, many “link encryption” sites are supported - so you just paste the “encrypted” links and JD does the rest. JDownloader can import CCF, RSDF and the new DLC files.
Install Jdownloader in Ubuntu 10.10/10.04/9.10




Open the terminal and run the following command

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:jd-team/jdownloader

sudo apt-get update 

sudo apt-get install jdownloader

compiz-fusion-plugins-extra

This is the full list of compiz packages I have installed (Intrepid):

compiz
compiz-core
compiz-dev
compiz-fusion-plugins-extra
compiz-fusion-plugins-main
compiz-fusion-plugins-unsupported
compiz-gnome
compiz-gtk
compiz-plugins
compiz-wrapper
compizconfig-backend-gconf
compizconfig-settings-manager
emerald
gnome-compiz-manager
libcompizconfig0
libemeraldengine0
libgnome-compiz-manager0
python-compizconfig

Ubuntu Tips And Tricks : Compiz Fusion

Compiz Fusion is available as a separate Windows Manager, to allow advanced desktop effects such as the rotating cube desktop. Many Ubuntu users choose to run Compiz, which is quite fast in Ubuntu. 

Install:

sudo apt-get install compiz compizconfig-settings-manager compiz-fusion-plugins-main
compiz-fusion-plugins-extra emerald librsvg2-common

To change to Compiz as the Window Manager:

System -> Preferences -> CompizConfig Settings Manager

Note: You must logout and log back in for the change to take effect.

Fusion Icon

Fusion Icon is a tray icon that allows you to easily switch between window managers, window decorators, and gives you quick access to the Compiz Settings Manager. This allows quick toggling of 3-D desktop effects (that may not be compatible with some applications).

sudo apt-get install fusion-icon

Applications -> System Tools -> Compiz Fusion Icon

You can then easily access CompizConfig Settings Manager from the icon.

 

Rotate the Compiz Cube

Set the CompizConfig Settings Manager to enable the "Desktop Cube" and "Rotate Cube" and "Viewport Switcher" options. Click on the icon for each to customize settings. For example, to change the appearance of the cube, click on the Desktop Cube icon to access its settings. You can set the hotkey buttons for rotating the cube in the "Viewport Switcher" settings. Otherwise, hold down the Ctrl+Alt+Left mouse button and drag the mouse (or touchpad) the direction you want to rotate the cube.

Remember, the cube rotates between desktops. It's not a cube unless you have at least 4 desktops running. You will not get a cube if you are only using 2 desktops (you will get a "plate"). You can still rotate the sides of the plate, of course, but it will not be a cube. (Recent users from the Windows OS may have no experience with the concept of simultaneous desktops, but they are nice once you learn how to use them).

When running Compiz fusion as the Windows Manager, you must change the default number of desktops from within CompizConfig Settings Manger. To enable 4 desktops:

CompizConfig Settings Manager -> General -> General Options -> Desktop Size -> Horizontal Virtual Size -> 4

When you start an application, you can assign it to any one of the 4 desktops by right-clicking the upper left corner of the application window and choosing the "To Desktop..." option. Rotating the cube shows the different desktops. You can also go to a desktop using the taskbar icon which shows the 4 desktop.